Aesculus pavia
red buckeye, scarlet buckeye, firecracker plant, buckeye
Family
Hippocastanaceae
Leaf Arrangement
opposite
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Type
compound, palmate
Growth Form
shrub
Flower Color
red, yellow
Flower Month
March - May
Height (meters)
1.0 - 10.0
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
perennial
Wetland Class
FAC
Field Characters
A shrub with opposite palmately-compound leaves that might be confused with Virginia creeper, a vine, which has a flattened and grooved petiole.
Habitat
Forests, along streams, in thickets, and on rocky hills.